GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA

December 20, 2015

Last week we were wondering if winter was going to come. This week it did. Some places along the North Shore got up to 8 inches of wet heavy snow that turned the area into a winter wonderland. It is beautiful!

Just up Hwy 61 from Tettegouche is a point that was getting direct hits from the waves. This cliff is probably 60 feet tall and when the biggest waves collided with the rock face massive amounts of spray exploded into the air. The largest waves would come in a series of three with the third one always the biggest. Commercial fishermen that work Lake Superior call these the “Three Sisters”.

A little further north is a smaller rock outcropping called Stone Beard Point. You can see why when you look at the face. The family that lives at the top of this cliff calls him the “Ancient Mariner”.

The sounds of the waves were incredible. Notice the rocks in the lower right of this photo. The larger waves would lift this entire beach and when the waves receded the rocks would drop again with a sound that I don’t think I can describe in words.

On January 23, 2016, the night of the full moon, I will be doing a program in the Visitor Center at the Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site. I will be showing images that I have taken of Lake Superior storms , moonrises and a few wildlife thrown in. After the program we will head down to the shoreline to photograph the full moon as it comes up behind the lighthouse.

If you are interested here is the link to more information and how to sign up for the program or the three day workshop being put on by John Gregor of ColdSnap Photography.